Here is the level of crazy with Gator fans.
This is the "bad" quarterback, the one who beat them twice, the guy who went 24-3 as a starter over 2 years:
And then this is the "good" quarterback, the one who (partially) lost to Miami:
Here's the reality. Lagway has talent. With a bunch of new WRs, he might be better in 2025. But that doesn't diminish the fact that Carson Beck has been playing (and beating) tough SEC defenses for two years. The Gator fans are acting as if Beck can't beat them for the third year in a row. Wild times, man.
So let's get some things out of the way.
1. Carson Beck did NOT have the full Tommy John surgery. He had the less invasive, less drastic "brace" surgery. All of the Gator/SemenHole "he won't be throwing until June/July" nonsense needs to stop. Nobody can fully predict a surgical recovery timeframe, but he is EXPECTED to be throwing by late March.
2. Our rivals (particularly Gators/SemenHoles) have NO IDEA what we will do with WRs in Portal recruiting. Looking at Miami's roster on 1/11/2025 is just wishful thinking on their parts.
3. We are not done on defense. Between the new defensive staff and personnel, our rivals had better not be counting on what they scouted on us from 2024. I'm not saying we will be #1 in the country or anything like that, but our personnel and tendencies will be very different in 2025.
You can measure how scared the Gators/SemenHoles are by how much effort they invest into pre-trashing Miami. Meanwhile, Carson Beck is undefeated against UF/F$U. So...good luck, mouth-breathers.